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You Are What You Eat: Investigating Islington and Hackney’s 2016 Food Trends
Nicolo Gervasi reveals the up-and-coming food trends which have been sweeping the boroughs of Islington and Shoreditch this year… Whoever once said we eat with our eyes first might have been
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Review: ‘The Worst Was This’
William Shakespeare’s works may have few rivals in the pantheon of classic English literature, but just where did he get his ideas? Sofia Quaglia went to the Hope Theatre to find
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London Goes Stateside – How to Watch the US Presidential Election Live
Ahead of Judgement Day on November 8, St John Street News editor Tom Buxton reveals how to catch all of the action without booking the next flight to the USA…
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Review: The Book Club
Discover our verdict on King’s Head Theatre’s latest production, which showcases Amanda Muggleton’s versatility like never before… Drama veteran Amanda Muggleton feels she’s “closing the circle” as she brings her
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Video: How to celebrate London Beer Week
Cheers! It’s London Beer Week here in the capital and over 100 pubs have come together to celebrate the annual festival. Now in its second year, the festival offers £10
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Islington pub face-off: Independent or chain?
This spring saw London hosting its first ever ‘beer week’, with craft beers starting at £3. The choice of craft brews and fine ales in the capital is endless, but the eternal question remains:
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Anger as veteran landlord thrown out after 25 years – local boozer to turn into gastropub
A popular landlord is set to lose his job and family home of 25 years to make way for a gastropub chain. Brendan Cluskey, who has run The Angel on
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Paris is Burning: French music in Angel
The Lexington in Angel has long been hailed as one of the gems of London’s small-venue circuit. Now two music lovers are using the pub to bring French music to
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The Blacksmith & The Toffeemaker: Tradition with a makeover
Next in our St John Street At Work series is The Blacksmith & The Toffeemaker. We talked to B&T’s Brooke Streatfield who has lived in the area all her life
The Peasant: Weddings and historical mosaics
As part of our series St John Street At Work, we talk to Joel Burns, bartender at The Peasant, who has been working at the pub for about five months